# N160A: Cameron Balloons US A-160

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cameron Balloons US A-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-160) (registry code 1880296, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B2GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B2GL) (Cameron Balloons US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6544
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 1, 2008
- Certificate issued: May 11, 2020
- Expires: May 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A0F1AE
- Owner type: Individual
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=160A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N160A

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Cameron Balloons US A-160)

- [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N160A.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N160A.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (5)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Cameron Balloons US A-160)

- [STC SB10564SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10564SC): Installation of Night Position Lights. Highland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682X
- [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc
- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC
- [STC SB03409CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03409CH): Replace Cameron Balloons US burner and basket with Lindstrand basket and Thunder & Colt model V30 fuel tanks. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB02928CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02928CH): Replace the Cameron Balloons US basket, burner, instruments and fuel cylinders with Firefly (Balloon Works) model 5468 Gondola (Basket); model F1 + T3-017 burner; models 3329, 3035, and C6G001 fuel cylinders, and instruments model Flytec 3040 via Cameron snaplinks (carabiners). Cameron Balloons US

## Earlier aircraft with N160A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N160A before.

- [Cancelled 2013-06-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N160A-2013-06-12): Colt Balloons 160A, S/N 664, built 1985. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Balloon Aviation Of Napa Valley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOON%20AVIATION%20OF%20NAPA%20VALLEY), [Napa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Napa)

## Related

- Other Cameron Balloons US A-160 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-160/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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